Gland child rape suspect, police sketch
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Canton Vaud police have dropped their extradition request for a French man held by police in Annemasse, over the border from Geneva, on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old in Gland 14 April 2011.
French police arrested the man 30 November, and he is still being held by them, but further investigations in Switzerland have failed to back up initial suspicions he could be the perpetrator of the sexual assault.
The man who accosted the girl inside her apartment building is still being sought by Vaud police, who say that a number of leads are being pursued actively.
The police drawing has been updated, but 1 December police said it is possible he has shaved his beard and made other changes to his appearance.
The man was European in look, with light-coloured eyes, white-blond hair and spoke French, possibly with a slight, indistinguishable accent. He was wearing wireframed glasses. Height 170-180cm, weight average although with a slight belly.
He was seen driving away from the scene of the crime in a turquoise (green or blue) car with Geneva plates.
A week later they issued samples of the colour of his car. These can be viewed on the web page devoted to the crime, which is a Vaud police priority case, along with that of missing six-year-old twins Alessia and Livia.
The public has responded strongly to the police request for help, the cantonal office says. Anyone with information is asked to contact the nearest police station or phone +41 21 644 4444.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 13 January 2012.
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